King James Version
Revelation 21:18 in the King James Version says “And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.” — study this verse from Revelation chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.”
Revelation 21:18 · KJV
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed , twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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